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• The Bill will require enforcement guards involved in evictions and repossessions to obtain a licence to operate from the Private Security Authority
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has today published the Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021, following approval by Government.
This legislation allows the Government to bring the regulation and licensing of security personnel, assisting those enforcing court orders for evictions and repossessions, within the remit of the Private Security Authority.
The main provision of the Bill is the insertion of an additional category and a definition of ‘enforcement guard’ in the list of security services covered by the Private Security Services Act 2004. This will require enforcement guards to obtain a licence to operate and ensure that they are subject to the training standards and licensing regime operated by the Authority.